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At War With The Environment, David A. Wirth
At War With The Environment, David A. Wirth
David A. Wirth
In this Article, Professor Wirth reviews the book National Defense and the Environment by Stephen Dycus, a recognized expert in both environmental and national security law. The emphasis of the book is on containing and remediating the environmental excesses of the American defense-industrial complex, with a domestic policy focus. While Professor Wirth considers Dycus’ work an intellectually rewarding and refreshing new entry into the ongoing environment-as-security colloquy, he does not consider the book to be accessible to a general audience given the book’s fundamentally legalistic nature.
Toward A Bureau Of Landscape Management: The Evolution Of Blm's Conservation Mission, Phillip H. Hanceford, Nada Wolff Culver
Toward A Bureau Of Landscape Management: The Evolution Of Blm's Conservation Mission, Phillip H. Hanceford, Nada Wolff Culver
Phil Hanceford
The years 2011 and 2012 mark important milestones for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency within the United States Department of the Interior. The 65th anniversary of the agency, the 35th anniversary of its organic act, FLPMA, the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act, and the 200th anniversary of the agency’s predecessor, the General Land Office. With these events and the dawning of a new age of conservation within the BLM by entering the second decade of the National Landscape Conservation System, it is appropriate to take a step back to examine where the agency has come from …
Adverse Possession, Private-Zoning Waiver & Desuetude: Abandonment & Recapture Of Property And Liberty Interests, Scott A. Shepard
Adverse Possession, Private-Zoning Waiver & Desuetude: Abandonment & Recapture Of Property And Liberty Interests, Scott A. Shepard
Scott A. Shepard
Adverse-possession doctrine labors under a pair of disabilities: a hesitancy by theorists to embrace the abandonment-and-recapture principle that informs the doctrine, and a substantial unwillingness of governments to abandon an antiquated and outmoded maxim shielding them from the doctrine’s important work. Removing these disabilities will allow a series of positive outcomes. First, it will demonstrate that all would-be adverse possessors, not just those acting “in good faith” or with possessory intent, should enjoy the fruits of the doctrine. Second, it will provide valuable additional means by which the public may monitor the performance of government employees, and additional discipline to …
The Public Trust Navigates California's Bay Delta, Paul Stanton Kibel
The Public Trust Navigates California's Bay Delta, Paul Stanton Kibel
Paul Stanton Kibel
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Going-Going-Green: Strategies Fostering Sustainable New Federal Buildings, Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
Going-Going-Green: Strategies Fostering Sustainable New Federal Buildings, Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
Green building, also known as sustainable building or high performance building, has exploded in popularity over the past several years as construction experience and cost-benefit studies have shown that owners of green buildings derive financial as well as environmental benefits. By smartly designing the building to maximize advantages at the onset, these newer buildings are more friendly to workers, more flexible for future growth, better integrate environmental and comfort factors using a whole building design philosophy, and help conserve energy, water, and other resources. As the world’s largest owner and operator of buildings and the nation’s largest energy user, the …